"We recorded a strong growth of 45 per cent, a robust sales performance on the back of our new generation products --Tiago, Tigor, Nexon and Hexa," Tata Motors' President - Passenger Vehicles Business Unit - Mayank Pareek said.

The company's passenger vehicle (PV) sales stood at 17,771 units as against 12,272 units in February 2017, up 45 per cent.

On the other hand, Ford India reported a marginal decline in total sales at 23,965 units in February. Its domestic sales however, grew 8.43 per cent to 9,041 units as against 8,338 units in the year-ago month.

MSI, the country's largest car maker, reported 15 per cent increase in total sales at 1,49,824 units as against 1,30,280 units in the year-ago month led by sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Dzire and Baleno.

Sales of its utility vehicles, including Gypsy, Grand Vitara, Ertiga, S-Cross and compact SUV Vitara Brezza increased by 13.8 per cent to 20,324 units in February, from 17,863 units in the same month of 2017.

In the commercial vehicles space, Hinduja Group's flagship Ashok Leyland recorded 29 per cent increase in total sales at 18,181 units in February 2018.

Mahindra's commercial vehicle sales during the month jumped 28 per cent to 20,946 units compared to 16,383 units in the same month of 2017.

M&M President, Automotive Sector, Rajan Wadhera said: "This performance comes on the back of a sustained momentum and demand, both in the personal and commercial vehicle segments, which we believe will also continue in March."